So, I recently sewed a simple single layer argon 1.6 hammock. It is super comfy, works perfectly for what it is, and with suspension and all comes in at way, way less weight than my ENO DN
I'm on the road to building a complete backpacking/camping hammock setup (had quilts already, now have the hammock and suspension), so I'm working on the tarp next.
My hammock clocks in at a hair over 120" long and is probably about 58" wide. I want to sew a simple square silnylon tarp with a multitude of tie-outs, so it can be used as a ground tarp when there aren't suitable hang spots, or as a dining fly, and/or if I just want to try ground tarping for a change.
I originally wanted to go with a 10x10 foot tarp and pitch it along the diagonal, making it a 14-foot ridgeline. Trouble is, the fabric bolt is 60" wide so I'd need to do 3 sections of cloth to get exactly 10' wide, which just sounds silly. What I'm thinking now is to make something more like a 9 or 9.5-foot square tarp, which gives me a 12.7' or 13.4' ridgeline. Are either of these long enough ridgelines for adequate coverage on a 10' long hammock, assuming it is hung properly?
Or... I guess to put it a simpler way, what's the shortest ridgeline for adequate coverage for a 120" long hammock?
Thanks!
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